1:24 AM,
Oct. 19, 2013

Written by

Ros Dumlao
rdumlao@jackson.gannett.com

Forget all of those full-throated assurances from school officials that Jackson State and Grambling State would play.

The disgruntled Grambling State players were not bluffing. They are not playing anytime soon, and certainly not today when Jackson State was scheduled to host its Southwestern Athletic Conference rival for its homecoming game.

Following days of incredible upheaval, Grambling State has forfeited its matchup against Jackson State. In the place of the homecoming game, Jackson State players will scrimmage for 30 minutes at 2 p.m. today at Mississippi Veterans Memorial ...